Our stuff has arrived

After 3 months our stuff has finally arrived.  Everything has made the journey intact and we are quite happy with how smoothly it all went.  Looking through the stuff that we packed I have to question our sanity in the last days before we left.

The whole experience went quiet smoothly with the truck driver providing updates of where he was and when he was likely to arrive.  He turned up on time and the only hiccup was when he managed to park the truck with the steering lock engaged and the front wheels of the truck hard up against the curb.  This doesn't sound like much but it had far reaching consequences.  Occasionally when you park a car with wheels turned the steering lock engages in such a way that you cannot turn the ignition.  In such instances one usually jiggles the steering wheel until the lock releases allowing one to turn the ignition fully and start the car.  In this particular instance the truck wheels were up against the curb so the steering wheel could not be jiggled, the truck could not be started and the hydraulic tail gate could not be lowered.  Big problem.  Solved by me, the truck driver, his mate and any hapless passer by having to push the 10 tonne truck backwards until the steering wheel could jiggled.

So we now have some more of our belongings with us.  Most importantly for me the stereo and TV are here.  The neighbours are blissfully ignorant to the perils that await them but soon they will feel the sub and hear the obnoxious sounds of TISM and The Bloodhound Gang.